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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kovály's savings disappear in the spring of 1953?
(a) She is robbed.
(b) She loans the money to friends.
(c) Because of a currency devaluation.
(d) The Communists empty her bank account.

2. What is one reason Ivan is sent to stay in the country occasionally?
(a) To avoid the dangers of the city.
(b) To study at a prestigious school.
(c) To put on weight.
(d) To recover from tuberculosis.

3. How does Kovály learn that the new government has acceded to the demands being put on it?
(a) Over the radio.
(b) Through a friend.
(c) While walking through a crowd.
(d) At work.

4. Who is Dr. Bartos?
(a) A surgeon.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A pediatrician.
(d) A psychologist

5. Whose permission does Kovály require in order to obtain the document she needs to arrange her life?
(a) A notary public's.
(b) The Communist Party's.
(c) A doctor's.
(d) A lawyer's.

Short Answer Questions

1. After her husband's death, for what does Kovály fear she would be arrested?

2. After guards stop Kovály at the border, what does Kovály NOT do to help in Prague?

3. in 1968, who amasses military forces along the Czech borders?

4. What does Ivan promise his mother when he finally returns from the country?

5. How is Margolius associated with Rudolf Slánský?

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